MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 06: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City and Phil Foden of Manchester City celebrate winning the premier league after the Premier League match between Manchester City and Huddersfield Town at Etihad Stadium on May 6, 2018 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Gabriel Jesus’ last minute winner might have helped Manchester City become the first team to reach 100 points in a Premier League season, but about ten minutes earlier, another record was broken.

Phil Foden came on for Ilkay Gundogan in the 82nd minute to make his fifth appearance of the season, reaching the number required to be guaranteed a Premier League winner’s medal.

Phil Foden, who was 17 years and 350 days old at the time, is now the youngest player to win the Premier League, breaking the record set by Gael Clichy at Arsenal.

The medal caps off a successful season for the 17 year-old. It started when Foden led England’s Under-17 side to World Cup success in India, scoring twice in the final against Spain, and winning the tournament’s golden ball award in the process. But this summer could be just as important for Phil Foden.

Before Manchester City’s final match against Southampton, Pep Guardiola hit out at the Premier League rules that state players need to make five appearances to get a winner's medal. Phil Foden and Brahim Diaz at the time only had made four appearances each, and while Guardiola should be praised for sticking up for his players, at the end of the day, the Manchester City manager could have picked Foden more in the first place.

This isn’t to have a pop at Pep, but most Premier League sides don’t have the luxury of being able to give minutes to young players -- they are too concerned with earning enough points to survive. Manchester City this season were different; they had the league wrapped up months ago. If any manager could afford to give Phil Foden Premier League minutes, then it was Pep Guardiola, and yet Foden got less than an hour of Premier League soccer this season (although he did play in cup competitions and the Champions' League).

Pep Guardiola has given youngsters a chance this season, but not as much as he could have -- Liverpool had the youngest side on average, and Everton and Leicester City gave the most minutes to players under the age of 21.

Guardiola should be commended for giving Foden at least some minutes in the Premier League, and while Foden could have played more, at the same time Guardiola will be wary of rushing him into the first team before he is ready.

But for the youngster to push on, he’ll need more minutes next season, either in Manchester City’s first team, or in the form of a loan spell elsewhere.

Phil Foden and other England under-17 stars like Liverpool’s Rhian Brewster have seen the success that their England teammate Jadon Sancho has had in the Bundesliga. Sancho left Manchester City for Borussia Dortmund in search of first team opportunities. Since then he has managed seven Bundesliga starts despite missing matches due to international duty and a ligament injury. Sancho has impressed at Dortmund and isn’t too far off a full England call up.